Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Chilliwack RCMP Serious Crimes Unit executes search warrant in Sardis Friday morning
CHILLIWACK - Multiple police officers attended the 7100 block of Maitland Avenue, just south of Wells Road, Friday morning in Sardis as part of an ongoing investigation. In response to an inquiry from...
May 08, 2026 Police officers on Maitland Avenue in Sardis Friday morning (May 8). (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
Construction underway on 8 SkyTrain stations from Surrey to Langley
LANGLEY - New SkyTrain stations are well underway for residents south of the Fraser River.The federal Housing, Infrastructure and Communities department has announced that all eight stations extending...
May 08, 2026 Langley Launcher building the elevated guideway near 189 Street and Fraser Highway. (Image Credit: Surrey Langley SkyTrain)
Driver clocked going double the speed limit in Yarrow was upset with highway traffic: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties have stopped over a dozen speeding drivers in a Chilliwack-area community earlier this week. On Wednesday (May 6), local traffic officers with the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spent ...
May 08, 2026 Driver clocked going over double the speed limit in Yarrow. (Image Credit: Upper Fraser Valley RCMP)
Chilliwack, Abbotsford-Mission unemployment rates swing up in April: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - April labour figures from Statistics Canada are pointing to a sharp uptick in joblessness across the region. Abbotsford-Mission experienced seasonal job losses of roughly 1,300, with unem...
May 08, 2026 Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
27-year-old man charged with shooting following extortion task force investigation: SPS
SURREY - Surrey Police Service says a 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged for his alleged role in an early morning shooting last month in Surrey, following an investigation by its extortion ...
May 07, 2026 Jaskaran Saroye, the suspect in an early morning shooting in Surrey last month. (Image Credit: Surrey Police Service.)
Eleven people arrested in illegal gambling house operation in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE - Police in British Columbia have arrested 11 people in connection with an illegal gambling house in Metro Vancouver. Investigators say they began looking into the suspected gaming operati...
May 07, 2026 Image: CFSEU-BC.
Abbotsford PD releases image of vehicle connected to 2 alleged street robberies
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford have released an image of a suspect vehicle they believe is connected to two street robberies in Abbotsford. Sgt. Paul Walker says AbbyPD patrol officers initiated an...
May 07, 2026 Suspect vehicle connected to two street robberies. (Image Credit: AbbyPD.)
1 campground in West Harrison to reopen Friday, but others remain closed
WEST HARRISON - One of the five recreational sites in West Harrison that was recently closed due to dangerous trees is slated to reopen as early as Friday afternoon. According to an email from Morgan ...
May 07, 2026 Chehalis River campground in West Harrison. (Image Credit: Recreation Sites and Trails BC.)
Harrison documentary to focus on weather-related risks, wildfire challenges locally
HARRISON - Harrison Hot Springs resident Ross Buchanan says the village is facing flood and wildfire risks and hopes residents can learn more about some of those challenges through a free documentary ...
May 07, 2026 Documentary filmmaker Daniel Pierce has produced ”Trouble in the Headwaters,” which will be shown for free next week Wednesday, May 13 in Harrison Hot Springs. (Image Credit: Daniel Pierce.)
Rising sales and price gains signal stability in Fraser Valley housing market: FVREB
FRASER VALLEY - For the first time in over 12 months, the Fraser Valley real estate market recorded a surprising year-over-year increase, as home sales rose month over month amid signs of renewed acti...
May 07, 2026 A home for sale on 40 Avenue in Langley. (Image Credit: Rew.ca.)